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Typography is as important on the web as it is in print, but the considerations are certainly different, and the capabilities are changing rapidly. Join me, fonts and typography guru and type designer Thomas Phinney, for the second webcast in a three-part series to learn the latest best practices for web fonts and web typography.
You can also watch the 45-minute video of the first webcast in the series.
Sign up now for Part 2, “Setting Web Type,” as “virtual seating” is limited. Registering for Part 2 will also register you (with no obligation) for the the third and final Web Typography Best Practices session.
Register just once today for both remaining sessions. If you register but can’t attend the live broadcast(s), we’ll email a link to each recorded webcast following the event.
Part 2: Setting Type for Web Sites
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
11 a.m. Pacific / 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Duration: 1 hour, including Q&A
Attend this webcast to learn:
- How and why to control hyphenation, kerning and ligatures
- Too many legibility tips to count! Including:
- Optimizing line spacing
- The dangers of low contrast
- Issues with all-caps, underlining and more.
- Where to go for more detailed references and inspiration
Part 3: OpenType Typography, the New Frontier
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
11:00 am Pacific / 2:00 pm Eastern
Duration: 1 hour, including Q&A
Attend this webcast to learn:
- Workhorse OpenType features such as discretionary ligatures, oldstyle figures, and “real” small caps—what they are, and how and when to use them
- How OpenType allows you to have script and calligraphic fonts that look more real than ever before
- The bizarre world of cutting-edge OpenType fonts that draw pie charts, translate or censor text, or even predict the future (!)
- Where to go for more detailed references and inspiration